@ drexel..

drexel pretty much consumed my 08 like nothin else.. after gettin the admit letter in feb sometime, it has been the one thing that i constantly thought about..

it took a lot out of me to let go of friends and family an come here to philly.. trust me, there are still days wen i think i did a mistake by coming here.. bangalore was my home.. and will always be.. a place where i felt protected even at the weirdest hours.. where i studied, where all my closest friends lived, where my whole family stays etc etc.. (but the decision to do an MS was all mine.. and i came here with a single aim: convert MS to PhD!!! now tat is not likely to happen.. )

yikes.. there i digress.. so, decided to come here.. so far so good.. but visa was one nightmare.. i still feel so overwhelmed by all the emotional support i got from everyone who wished me luck and later, congrats...

comin here also meant leavin cerner, my 2nd home for almost a yr by july end.. on the last day of work, i chatted with the most incredible person i have met in chilly philly.. :) some1 who is soooooooooo superlative sweet that he exudes sweetness even on google talk!!! anways... my stint at cerner (hee hee) ended.. and my life took a turn on sept 10.. (for better or worse i am yet to find)

and for 3 months.. drexel has been my life.. and these 3 months have been so much fun.. thanks to a whole bunch of new people.. from different backgrounds, different languages and differen age group (good lord.. feel like an aunty tat im here with a yr's work exp!)

anyways.. this is the blog dedicated to all those people who made drexel a gr8 place to be.. startin in no order..

shankar: thanks! you are the nicest guy here... always ready to help.. i know i can always come to you for help and advice no matter wat.. and i really really appreciate tat..

anup: good lord.. can i jus skip wat a fabulous person u r.. :) u know tat and i wont embarass you further.. wat say?? just a whole bunch of thanks for helping.. from india all the way here..

sug: my disciplinarian flatmate.. math genius.. hardest worker... fastest tamil-speakin person.. my tam slang tutor... and above all, a great friend.. drexel wud be so dull without thou.. adi-pha-vee!!!

nandy: skip skip.. talkative arch is speechless at the girl u r..!! jus wonderin why she aint carryin a 'beware: i speak 2 much' tag on her forehead.. :) she is my entertainer of the year... thanks babes...

manj: oooh!! the strong n silent types.. makes me think why i call myself a nerd wen she is around.. hee hee.. :) ever so hard-working.. and my cookin-partner.. thanks for gettin me used to some andhra food.. never known spice like tat before.. ;)

rosh: my almost-roommate.. the most genuine piece of honesty, sweetness, goodwill, helpfulness i have seen in one person.. and wow, extra ordinary culinary skills (pl sign me up for some cookin classes before i leave).. sluuuuuuuurp tat brownie.. i have no clue how u cook so well.. and can be so sweet.. and be so helpful.. and always be so full of life... :D THANKS!!!

vishal: please smile whenever i am down.. thanks.. :) tat should do a lot to lift my spirits.. thanks for..... wait! too many things.. but mostly for always hearin me n not judging me..

pavi: yay pavi!! gotta know u quite late.. but am i glad i gotta know u.. :) u fall into rosh's bracket of genuine helpfulness n sweetness.. glad to welcome u neighbour.. :) thanks for being so much fun to be with..

rishi: the little boy who everyone adores!!! and is currently obsessed with giving me advice abt not to count calories.. thanks for always findin time to chat.. despite ur 5 courses n co-op and God knows wat all u under grads study..

there are many tat i know for a fact i missed.. but i am thankful to everyone.. :)
here is to hopin 09 is jus as much fun..